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posted by [identity profile] sheldrake.livejournal.com at 06:57pm on 03/08/2008
My thoughts precisely.
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posted by [identity profile] circe-tigana.livejournal.com at 08:15pm on 03/08/2008
Blythely made me walk 6 miles today! my feet hurt! but we saw the thames barrier, so that was cool.
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posted by [identity profile] sheldrake.livejournal.com at 08:29pm on 03/08/2008
Well done you! :)

And I found out who put the pineapples up. It was Edmund Withypoll, son of Paul Withypoll, successful London merchant, art patron and member of parliament. He bought the land, previously the site of an Augustinian priory, in 15-humphety-hum, after it was seized by the crown following the dissolution of the monasteries.

People who visited the mansion after it was built included Liz 1, Charles 2 (who did bowling), Albert (Prince), and some farm animals. None of their opinions on pineapples are known.
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posted by [identity profile] circe-tigana.livejournal.com at 08:30pm on 03/08/2008
Ah, but the pineapple was the consummate symbol of hospitality among the upwardly mobile, so there you have it. Totally fits!
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